Infections
All kids get sick from time to time. When your child isn't feeling well, you'll want to know how to recognize the symptoms, how to help, and when to call the doctor. Here's what you need to know about common and not-so-common infections.
- Adenovirus
- Babesiosis
- Bronchiolitis
- Bronchitis
- Campylobacter Infections
- Can Kids Get a COVID-19 Vaccine Along With the Flu Vaccine?
- Cat Scratch Disease
- Cellulitis
- Chickenpox
- Chlamydia
- Cold Sores
- Colds
- Coronavirus (COVID-19)
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C)
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) Tests: Which One Is Best?
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): Antibody Testing
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): Being Ready to Quarantine
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): Booster Shots
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): Enjoying Holidays, Celebrations, and Gatherings Safely
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): Getting Tested
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): Home Care & Precautions
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): How to Isolate at Home
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): How to Protect Babies and Toddlers
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): How to Talk to Your Child
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): How Wearing a Mask Helps Protect Against Infection
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): How YOU Can Stop the Spread (Video)
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): Kids & Medical Care During the Pandemic
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): Kids and Masks
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): Pregnancy FAQs
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): Questions & Answers About Vaccines
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): Social Distancing With Children
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): Sports & Activities
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): Staying Safe in School During the Pandemic
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): Understanding the COVID-19 Vaccine
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): Viral Testing
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): What Are Variants?
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): What Do Quarantine and Isolation Mean?
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): What to Do if Your Child Is Sick
- COVID-19 Vaccines for Children Ages 6 Months to 5 Years
- Coxsackievirus Infections
- Croup
- Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
- Dengue Fever
- Diphtheria
- E. Coli Infections: Diarrhea
- Ebola
- Encephalitis
- Enterovirus Infections
- Fever (High Temperature) In Kids
- Fifth Disease
- Fighting Germs
- First Aid: Chickenpox
- Food Poisoning
- Gastroenteritis (Stomach Flu)
- Genital Herpes
- Genital Warts (HPV)
- Gonorrhea
- Group A Strep Infections
- Group B Strep and Pregnancy
- Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease
- Helicobacter pylori
- Hepatitis
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Hib Disease (Haemophilus Influenzae Type b)
- HIV and AIDS
- How to Take a Rectal Temperature
- How to Take an Axillary (Armpit) Temperature
- How to Take an Oral Temperature
- Impetigo
- Infant Botulism
- Infections That Pets Can Spread
- Inflammation
- Is It a Cold, the Flu, or COVID-19?
- Is it Safe to Breastfeed if I Have Coronavirus (COVID-19)?
- Listeria Infections
- Lyme Disease
- Measles
- Meningitis
- Middle Ear Infections (Otitis Media)
- Mononucleosis (Mono)
- Mosquito-Borne Diseases
- Mpox (Monkeypox)
- MRSA
- Mumps
- Norovirus
- Osteomyelitis
- PANDAS and PANS
- Parechovirus
- Peritonsillar Abscess
- Pinkeye (Conjunctivitis)
- Polio
- Powassan Virus Disease
- PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis)
- Rabies
- Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections and Related Conditions
- Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
- Retropharyngeal Abscess
- Reye Syndrome
- Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
- Roseola
- Rotavirus
- Rubella (German Measles)
- Salmonella Infections
- Scarlet Fever
- Shigella Infections (Shigellosis)
- Shingles
- Sinusitis (Sinus Infection)
- Smallpox
- Staph Infections
- Strep Throat
- Swimmer's Ear (Otitis Externa)
- Syphilis
- Talking to Your Kids About STDs
- Tetanus
- The COVID-19 Vaccine
- The Danger of Antibiotic Overuse
- The Flu (Influenza)
- Tick Removal: A Step-by-Step Guide
- Tonsillitis
- Toxic Shock Syndrome
- Toxic Synovitis
- Tuberculosis
- Understanding Coronavirus (COVID-19)
- Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs)
- Warts
- West Nile Virus
- What Is Herd Immunity?
- When and Where to Get Medical Care
- When Is an Illness Contagious?
- Whooping Cough (Pertussis)
- Yersiniosis
- Zika Virus
- Bronchitis
- Colds
- Coughing
- Does My Child Need an Antibiotic? (Video)
- Enterovirus Infections
- Flu Center
- How Many Doses of Flu Vaccine Does My Child Need?
- How to Handle a Cough
- How to Safely Give Acetaminophen
- Is It a Cold, the Flu, or COVID-19?
- Is it Safe to Breastfeed if I Have the Flu?
- Too Late for the Flu Vaccine?
- What Should I Do if I Can’t Find Cold & Flu Medicines for My Child?
- When Is an Illness Contagious?
- Who Should Get the Flu Vaccine?
- Bronchitis
- Chickenpox
- Cold Sores
- Colds
- Diarrhea
- Enterovirus Infections
- Fever (High Temperature) In Kids
- Head Lice
- How to Take a Rectal Temperature
- How to Take an Axillary (Armpit) Temperature
- How to Take an Oral Temperature
- Is It a Cold, the Flu, or COVID-19?
- Middle Ear Infections (Otitis Media)
- Mononucleosis (Mono)
- Pinkeye (Conjunctivitis)
- Taking Your Child's Temperature
- Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs)
- Can I Prevent Ear Infections When My Child Swims?
- Ear Tube Surgery
- Ears
- Flying and Your Child's Ears
- How to Give Your Child Ear Drops
- Middle Ear Infections (Otitis Media)
- Swimmer's Ear (Otitis Externa)
- Pinkeye (Conjunctivitis)
- Quick Video Summary: Treating Tear-Duct Blockage (Tear Duct Massage)
- Quick Video Summary: Treating Tear-Duct Blockage (Tear Duct Probe)
- Styes
- Athlete's Foot
- Diaper Rash
- Fighting Germs
- Infections That Pets Can Spread
- Jock Itch
- Oral Thrush
- Pneumocystis Pneumonia
- Ringworm
- Tinea Versicolor
- Vaginal Yeast Infections
- Vaginitis in Children
- Common Questions About Vaccines
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): Booster Shots
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): Questions & Answers About Vaccines
- Do My Kids Need Vaccines Before Traveling?
- How Can I Comfort My Baby During Shots?
- Immunization Schedule
- Immunizations and IBD
- Too Late for the Flu Vaccine?
- Vaccines & Antibiotics: A Safe Combo?
- What Is Herd Immunity?
- Who Should Get the Flu Vaccine?
- Your Child's Immunizations
- Your Child's Immunizations: Chickenpox Vaccine
- Your Child's Immunizations: Diphtheria, Tetanus & Pertussis Vaccine (DTaP)
- Your Child's Immunizations: Hepatitis A Vaccine (HepA)
- Your Child's Immunizations: Hepatitis B Vaccine (HepB)
- Your Child's Immunizations: Hib Vaccine
- Your Child's Immunizations: Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccine
- Your Child's Immunizations: Influenza Vaccine (Flu Shot)
- Your Child's Immunizations: Measles, Mumps & Rubella (MMR) Vaccine
- Your Child's Immunizations: Meningococcal Vaccines
- Your Child's Immunizations: Pneumococcal Vaccines (PCV, PPSV)
- Your Child's Immunizations: Polio Vaccine (IPV)
- Your Child's Immunizations: Rotavirus Vaccine (RV)
- Adenovirus
- Bronchiolitis
- Bronchitis
- Croup
- Diphtheria
- Measles
- Meningitis
- Pneumocystis Pneumonia
- Pneumonia
- Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
- Scarlet Fever
- Sinusitis (Sinus Infection)
- Strep Throat
- The Flu (Influenza)
- Tuberculosis
- Walking Pneumonia
- Whooping Cough (Pertussis)
- Basic Blood Chemistry Tests
- Blood Culture
- Blood Test: Complete Blood Count
- Getting a Urine Test
- Stool Tests
- Strep Test: Throat Culture
- Urine Tests
- 5 Things to Know About Zika and Pregnancy
- Amebiasis
- Ascariasis
- Bedbugs
- Chigger Bites
- Fighting Germs
- Giardiasis
- Head Lice
- Infections That Pets Can Spread
- Malaria
- Mosquito-Borne Diseases
- Pinworm Infections
- Pubic Lice (Crabs)
- Toxocariasis
- Toxoplasmosis
- Trichomoniasis
- Zika Virus
- Acanthosis Nigricans
- Cellulitis
- Chickenpox
- Cold Sores
- Cradle Cap (Seborrheic Dermatitis) in Infants
- Dandruff
- Eczema (Atopic Dermatitis)
- Erythema Multiforme
- Fifth Disease
- Genital Herpes
- Group A Strep Infections
- Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease
- Hives (Urticaria)
- Impetigo
- Infections That Pets Can Spread
- Inflammation
- Lyme Disease
- Measles
- Molluscum Contagiosum
- Oral Thrush
- Paronychia
- Pilonidal Cyst
- Pityriasis Rosea
- Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
- Roseola
- Rubella (German Measles)
- Scabies
- Scarlet Fever
- Skin Abscesses
- Tinea Versicolor
- Toxic Shock Syndrome
- Vaginitis in Children
- Vitiligo
- Warts
- Wound Healing and Care
- Chlamydia
- Fighting Germs
- Genital Herpes
- Genital Warts (HPV)
- Gonorrhea
- HIV and AIDS
- Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
- PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis)
- Pubic Lice (Crabs)
- STDs
- Syphilis
- Talking to Your Kids About STDs
- Trichomoniasis
- Appendicitis In Kids and Teens
- Ascariasis
- Campylobacter Infections
- Cholera
- Dengue Fever
- Diarrhea
- Fighting Germs
- Food Poisoning
- Gastroenteritis (Stomach Flu)
- Giardiasis
- Helicobacter pylori
- Norovirus
- Pinworm Infections
- Rotavirus
- Salmonella Infections
- Shigella Infections (Shigellosis)
- Stomachaches
- Tapeworm
- Typhoid Fever
- Yersiniosis